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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 29, 1921
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 29, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 29, 1921 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 29, 1921 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Buck Freeman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Toney |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 8,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Barry McCormick 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Max Flack | Right Fielder |
Charlie Hollocher | Shortstop |
Zeb Terry | Second Baseman |
Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
Turner Barber | Left Fielder |
George Maisel | Center Fielder |
Ray Grimes | First Baseman |
Bill Killefer | Catcher |
Buck Freeman | Pitcher |
Bill Killefer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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George Burns | Center Fielder |
Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
Frankie Frisch | Third Baseman |
Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
Johnny Rawlings | Second Baseman |
Earl Smith | Catcher |
Fred Toney | Pitcher |
John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 29, 1921
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Toney
Flack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Toney
Hollocher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Toney
Terry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Toney
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barber vs. Toney
Barber hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maisel vs. Toney
Maisel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Freeman
Burns is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Freeman
Bancroft takes first base on ball four. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Freeman
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Maisel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burns moves to third. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Youngs vs. Freeman
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kelly vs. Freeman
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Maisel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burns tags and scores. Bancroft tags and moves to third. Youngs tags and moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meusel vs. Freeman
Meusel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack. Meusel reaches second base with a double. Bancroft scores. Youngs scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rawlings vs. Freeman
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Toney
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Toney
Killefer hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freeman vs. Toney
Freeman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Freeman
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimes fields the ball and throws to Freeman covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Toney vs. Jones
Percy Jones now pitching.
Toney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Jones
Burns takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Toney moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bancroft vs. Jones
Bancroft hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frisch vs. Jones
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to home to get Smith. Toney moves to third. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Youngs vs. Jones
Youngs strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Toney
Flack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Toney
Hollocher hits a line drive into center field. Burns picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Burns. Flack moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terry vs. Toney
Terry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flack scores. Hollocher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Deal vs. Toney
Deal bunts towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. Hollocher moves to third. Terry moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barber vs. Toney
Barber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hollocher scores. Terry scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maisel vs. Sallee
Slim Sallee now pitching.
Maisel hits a popup in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Sallee
There goes Barber. The throw from Smith and he is out, Bancroft applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Jones
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Jones
Meusel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Jones
Rawlings hits a fly ball into center field. Maisel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Sallee
Grimes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Sallee
Killefer hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Sallee
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Jones
Frank Snyder pinch hits for Earl Smith.
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sallee vs. Jones
Sallee strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Jones
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Sallee
Frank Snyder now catching.
Flack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Sallee
Hollocher hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Sallee
Terry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Jones
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Jones
Frisch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Jones
Youngs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barber. Youngs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Jones
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Sallee
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barber vs. Sallee
Barber bunts in front of the plate. Snyder fields it and throws to first for the out. Deal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maisel vs. Sallee
Maisel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Deal moves to third. Maisel moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grimes vs. Sallee
Grimes hits a fly ball towards center. Burns catches it. Maisel tags up. Here's the throw to Bancroft, who relays to Frisch, who tags Maisel for the double play. Deal tags and scores. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Jones
Meusel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rawlings vs. Jones
Rawlings hits a fly ball into left field. Barber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Jones
Snyder takes first base on ball four. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Jones
Bill Cunningham pinch hits for Slim Sallee.
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Meusel moves to third. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burns vs. Jones
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Barber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Meusel tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bancroft vs. Jones
Bancroft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snyder scores. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Jones
Frisch takes first base on ball four. Cunningham moves to third. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Youngs vs. Jones
Youngs strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Shea
Bill Cunningham now playing center field. Red Shea now pitching.
Killefer is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Shea
Jones strikes out. There goes Killefer. The throw from Snyder to Bancroft, and Killefer is out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Shea
Flack hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Jones
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Maisel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Jones
Meusel hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Maisel, who is chasing the ball. Meusel reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rawlings vs. Jones
Rawlings hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barber. Rawlings reaches second base with a double. Meusel scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. York
Lefty York now pitching.
Snyder is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. York
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rawlings scores. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shea vs. York
Shea hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bancroft vs. York
Bancroft hits a line drive into center field. Maisel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Shea
Hollocher hits a fly ball into center field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Shea
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Shea, and towards Rawlings, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Shea
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. York
Frisch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. York
Youngs bunts towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Frisch moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. York
Kelly bunts towards the mound. York fields it and throws to first for the out. Frisch moves to third. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meusel vs. York
Meusel hits a fly ball into left field. Barber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Frisch tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rawlings vs. York
Rawlings hits a line drive into left field. Barber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Shea
Barber hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maisel vs. Shea
Maisel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barber moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimes vs. Shea
Grimes bunts towards first. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first, with Rawlings covering, for the out. Barber moves to third. Maisel moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Twombly vs. Shea
Babe Twombly pinch hits for Bill Killefer.
Twombly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first, with Shea covering, for the out. Barber scores. Maisel moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marriott vs. Shea
William Marriott pinch hits for Lefty York.
Marriott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marriott for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1921 -- CHN at New York (D) CHN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Max Flack, rf 4 2 2 0 Burns G, cf 1 1 0 1 Charlie Holloche, ss 4 2 2 2 Shea R, p 1 0 0 0 Zeb Terry, 2b 4 1 2 1 Bancroft D, ss 4 1 1 1 Charlie Deal, 3b 3 1 1 0 Frisch F, 3b 4 1 1 0 Turner Barber, lf 3 1 2 2 Youngs R, rf 3 1 1 0 George Maisel, cf 4 0 2 0 Kelly H, 1b 3 0 0 1 Ray Grimes, 1b 2 0 1 1 Meusel I, lf 4 2 3 3 Bill Killefer, c 2 0 0 0 Rawlings J, 2b 5 1 1 1 Babe Twombly, ph 1 0 0 1 Smith E, c 1 0 1 0 Buck Freeman, p 1 0 0 0 Snyder F, ph-c 1 1 0 0 Percy Jones, p 2 0 0 0 Toney F, p 1 0 1 0 Lefty York, p 0 0 0 0 Sallee S, p 1 0 0 0 William Marriott, ph 1 0 0 0 Cunningham B, ph-cf 2 0 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 7 12 7 31 8 11 8 CHN 203 001 001 -- 7 New York 300 002 21x -- 8 CHN IP H R ER BB SO Buck Freeman* 1.0 2 3 3 2 0 Percy Jones (L) 5.1 7 4 4 3 5 Lefty York 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Toney F 2.1 7 5 5 0 0 Sallee S 3.2 3 1 1 0 1 Shea R (W) 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 2nd E -- Burns G DP -- New York 3 LOB -- CHN 2, New York 11 2B -- Meusel I, Youngs R, Rawlings J 3B -- Meusel I HR -- Charlie Hollocher CS -- Turner Barber, Bill Killefer SH -- Charlie Deal, Turner Barber, Youngs R, Kelly H, Ray Grimes SF -- Kelly H, Ray Grimes, Burns G, Meusel I HBP -- by Buck Freeman (Burns G), by Shea R (Bill Killefer), by Lefty York (Snyder F) T -- 2:02 A -- 8000
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